People are the Worst

When Jason Corbett lost his wife unexpectedly, he was left raising their two babies on his own. Enter Molly Martens, a young American au pair who moved to Ireland to help out. Although Jason was her new boss, Molly couldn't help being attracted to him, and within weeks, he swept her off her feet... then all hell broke loose. What followed was a complicated investigation filled with bizarre discoveries and questions about what was really happening inside the Corbett home. And, sadly, the only people who could speak to it were Jasons own children.

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A Time for Truth — Sarah LynchMy brother Jason by Tracey Lynch20/20: The Last Ones Standing48 Hours: In Jason's NameA Deadly American Marriage — NetflixMolly Martens: The Making of a Murderer — Irish Independent seriesELLE — linkPeople — linkLimerick Post — linkThe Irish Times — linkIreland Live / Limerick Live — linkEvening Herald — linkIrish Independent — link
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A bonus episode for all! We're recapping, reacting, and adding some insider insight to the latest Netflix documentary, Taken: Natalee Holloway.

If you're new here, Natalee's story is personal to us because we went to high school with her. Natalee's case is the one we're asked about the most and with the help of one of her best friends, Claire Fierman, we give our 2 cents (plus some).

Natalee Holloway went on her senior trip in 2005 and never came back. While we all know who is responsible, it’s been over 21 years and her body has never been found

A special thank you to two people who helped made this episode happen at a moment's notice: our producer, Jacob Hollabaugh and the GOAT, Claire Fierman (co-host of the podcast Before You Cut Bangs)
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In 2008, the town of Dewsbury was shaken after 9-year-old Shannon Matthews didn't return home from school. It was the coldest night of the year and she had never run away before. Shannon's mom, Karen Matthews, was struggling financially as a single mom, and when Shannon's kidnapping doesn't get the same attention as another missing young girl, Madeleine McCann, there is a huge conversation about social class. Finally after 24 days and the area's largest investigation since the Yorkshire Ripper, we get answers and they are even more shocking than you can imagine.

Sources from this episode:

Shannon: Betrayed from Birth by Rose Martin (book)

The Guardian (multiple articles)

The Independent (multiple articles)

The Sun (multiple articles)

BBC (multiple articles)

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With the new Netflix documentary, Taken: Natalee Holloway, coming out this week, we've decided to re-release our series on Natalee's case.

A few things to keep in mind:

This was originally released in 2023 when we were still little baby podcasters and certainly had some things to figure out, so please don't judge our former selves too harshly if we sound a little cringey.

This was originally a 4 part series, but we're re-releasing it as one long episode. We've done our best to clean it up, but some transitions between the parts may sound abrupt. You may also hear references to the other parts but just ignore those—you're getting all of it in one episode, we promise!

Natalee's case is personal for us and is the one we are asked about most often. We're from the same hometown as Natalee and as two people who knew her, we wanted to bring a more personal perspective to this story. Natalee Holloway went on her senior trip in 2005 and never came back. While we all know who is responsible, it’s been over 21 years and her body has never been found
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Happy Halloween!! In honor of the holiday, we have two Halloween-themed AITW stories, and the theme? A prank gone too far and was the boyfriend's girl BFF sending a message with her costume? Lets find out!
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